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A few days ago, Volkswagen R teased something with slick tyres, big brakes and a serious rear wing. We wondered whether it could be a Golf R built for the Nürburgring. Now we know. Volkswagen R has officially confirmed the Golf R 24H, a racing version of the current Golf R that will compete in the 2027 Nürburgring 24 Hours. And for anyone who still wondered whether the R badge had enough motorsport credibility left, this is exactly the kind of project that answers the question properly.

Formula 1 may be heading back to a sound many fans thought was gone for good. FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has made a major claim about the sport’s next engine direction, saying that a return to V8 engines is “coming” and that he wants the switch to happen as early as 2030, one year before the current regulatory cycle is expected to end.

McLaren is going back to where one of its greatest legends was born. With the new MCL-HY FIA Hypercar, the British brand has officially revealed the machine that will bring it back to the top class of the FIA World Endurance Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2027. For McLaren, it is the missing piece in a story that connects Formula 1, IndyCar and endurance racing into one of the most powerful ambitions in motorsport: winning the Triple Crown again.

There have been countless attempts to reinvent the Mercedes G-Class, and if we are honest, most of them feel unnecessary. Another widebody kit, another louder exhaust, another luxury off-roader turned into a status object. We have seen this story before, and not always in a good way. And then there's the OQTA Super GYR.

In 2001, Porsche Australia staged one of the most unusual durability demonstrations in modern sports car history. The idea was simple, slightly mad, and very Porsche: take a brand-new 996-generation 911 Turbo, finished in Speed Yellow, and drive it from southern Queensland to the tip of the Cape York Peninsula over more than 600 kilometres of mostly unpaved terrain.

This is no longer just nostalgia with better materials. This is Kimera stepping back into the world of racing. On 15 May 2026, at Hotel Villa Flori on Lake Como, Kimera will unveil both the K39 Pikes Peak race car and its road-legal customer version. And if the first images are anything to go by, this might be the brand’s most serious project yet.

Launched in 1996 and produced until 2003 at Citroën’s Aulnay-sous-Bois factory, the Saxo VTS was never about luxury, status or excessive power. It was about lightness, balance and pure driving fun, wrapped in a compact French hatchback that proved you did not need hundreds of horsepower to create something genuinely memorable. Thirty years later, Citroën is celebrating the anniversary of a car that still represents one of the greatest formulas in affordable performance.

The road to Car of the Year 2027 has officially begun, and this year’s race already looks more relevant than ever. After the Mercedes-Benz CLA was crowned Car of the Year 2026 at the Brussels Auto Show, the countdown now starts for the 64th edition of Europe’s most important automotive award. As always, the final winner will not simply be the fastest, most expensive or most technologically advanced car. It will be the model that best reflects what the European market needs right now.

Volkswagen R just dropped a teaser. And it’s not subtle. “We have a secret to tell you. Save the date: 05.05.2026, 12:00.” That’s all we get. No specs, no details, no official confirmation. But the visuals say more than enough.